Term Information

Accession
PO:0006220
Name
central endosperm
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
endosperma central (Spanish, exact), portion of central endosperm tissue (exact), 中心内胚乳、胚乳 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A portion of plant tissue (PO:0009007) that is the central region of an endosperm (PO:0009089), composed of cells that are significantly larger than those at the periphery, especially the aleurone and sub-aleurone layers. Source: TAIR_curator:Katica_Ilic
Comment
Also called starchy endosperm region (characteristic of some grasses).
Subset
None
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Parents of central endosperm (PO:0006220)
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central endosperm [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  endosperm (PO:0009089)
central endosperm [is_a relation] is_a  portion of plant tissue (PO:0009007)

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